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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Well, let it be; through all the maze of trouble His plots and base oppression must create, I’ll shape myself a way to higher things, And who will say ’tis wrong?
advantage
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From this reading It was therefore necessary, that Fitzurse should open to them new prospects of advantage, and remind them of those which they at present enjoyed.
all
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From this reading Well, let it be; through all the maze of trouble His plots and base oppression must create, I’ll shape myself a way to higher things, And who will say ’tis wrong?
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And yet he thinks,—ha, ha, ha, ha,—he thinks I am the tool and servant of his will.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet he thinks,—ha, ha, ha, ha,—he thinks I am the tool and servant of his will.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was therefore necessary, that Fitzurse should open to them new prospects of advantage, and remind them of those which they at present enjoyed.
attached
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From this reading Few of these were attached to him from inclination, and none from personal regard.
base
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From this reading Well, let it be; through all the maze of trouble His plots and base oppression must create, I’ll shape myself a way to higher things, And who will say ’tis wrong?
BASIL
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From this reading BASIL, A TRAGEDY No spider ever took more pains to repair the shattered meshes of his web, than did Waldemar Fitzurse to reunite and combine the scattered members of Prince John’s cabal.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Well, let it be; through all the maze of trouble His plots and base oppression must create, I’ll shape myself a way to higher things, And who will say ’tis wrong?
cabal
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From this reading BASIL, A TRAGEDY No spider ever took more pains to repair the shattered meshes of his web, than did Waldemar Fitzurse to reunite and combine the scattered members of Prince John’s cabal.
combine
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From this reading BASIL, A TRAGEDY No spider ever took more pains to repair the shattered meshes of his web, than did Waldemar Fitzurse to reunite and combine the scattered members of Prince John’s cabal.
create
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From this reading Well, let it be; through all the maze of trouble His plots and base oppression must create, I’ll shape myself a way to higher things, And who will say ’tis wrong?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading BASIL, A TRAGEDY No spider ever took more pains to repair the shattered meshes of his web, than did Waldemar Fitzurse to reunite and combine the scattered members of Prince John’s cabal.
enjoyed
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From this reading It was therefore necessary, that Fitzurse should open to them new prospects of advantage, and remind them of those which they at present enjoyed.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BASIL, A TRAGEDY No spider ever took more pains to repair the shattered meshes of his web, than did Waldemar Fitzurse to reunite and combine the scattered members of Prince John’s cabal.
Few
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From this reading Few of these were attached to him from inclination, and none from personal regard.
Fitzurse
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From this reading BASIL, A TRAGEDY No spider ever took more pains to repair the shattered meshes of his web, than did Waldemar Fitzurse to reunite and combine the scattered members of Prince John’s cabal.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Few of these were attached to him from inclination, and none from personal regard.
ha
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From this reading And yet he thinks,—ha, ha, ha, ha,—he thinks I am the tool and servant of his will.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And yet he thinks,—ha, ha, ha, ha,—he thinks I am the tool and servant of his will.
higher
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From this reading Well, let it be; through all the maze of trouble His plots and base oppression must create, I’ll shape myself a way to higher things, And who will say ’tis wrong?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Few of these were attached to him from inclination, and none from personal regard.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And yet he thinks,—ha, ha, ha, ha,—he thinks I am the tool and servant of his will.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And yet he thinks,—ha, ha, ha, ha,—he thinks I am the tool and servant of his will.
I'll
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From this reading Well, let it be; through all the maze of trouble His plots and base oppression must create, I’ll shape myself a way to higher things, And who will say ’tis wrong?
inclination
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From this reading Few of these were attached to him from inclination, and none from personal regard.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, let it be; through all the maze of trouble His plots and base oppression must create, I’ll shape myself a way to higher things, And who will say ’tis wrong?
John's
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From this reading BASIL, A TRAGEDY No spider ever took more pains to repair the shattered meshes of his web, than did Waldemar Fitzurse to reunite and combine the scattered members of Prince John’s cabal.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Well, let it be; through all the maze of trouble His plots and base oppression must create, I’ll shape myself a way to higher things, And who will say ’tis wrong?
maze
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From this reading Well, let it be; through all the maze of trouble His plots and base oppression must create, I’ll shape myself a way to higher things, And who will say ’tis wrong?
members
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From this reading BASIL, A TRAGEDY No spider ever took more pains to repair the shattered meshes of his web, than did Waldemar Fitzurse to reunite and combine the scattered members of Prince John’s cabal.
meshes
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From this reading BASIL, A TRAGEDY No spider ever took more pains to repair the shattered meshes of his web, than did Waldemar Fitzurse to reunite and combine the scattered members of Prince John’s cabal.
more
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From this reading BASIL, A TRAGEDY No spider ever took more pains to repair the shattered meshes of his web, than did Waldemar Fitzurse to reunite and combine the scattered members of Prince John’s cabal.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Well, let it be; through all the maze of trouble His plots and base oppression must create, I’ll shape myself a way to higher things, And who will say ’tis wrong?
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Well, let it be; through all the maze of trouble His plots and base oppression must create, I’ll shape myself a way to higher things, And who will say ’tis wrong?
necessary
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From this reading It was therefore necessary, that Fitzurse should open to them new prospects of advantage, and remind them of those which they at present enjoyed.
new
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From this reading It was therefore necessary, that Fitzurse should open to them new prospects of advantage, and remind them of those which they at present enjoyed.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading BASIL, A TRAGEDY No spider ever took more pains to repair the shattered meshes of his web, than did Waldemar Fitzurse to reunite and combine the scattered members of Prince John’s cabal.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Few of these were attached to him from inclination, and none from personal regard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And yet he thinks,—ha, ha, ha, ha,—he thinks I am the tool and servant of his will.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was therefore necessary, that Fitzurse should open to them new prospects of advantage, and remind them of those which they at present enjoyed.
oppression
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From this reading Well, let it be; through all the maze of trouble His plots and base oppression must create, I’ll shape myself a way to higher things, And who will say ’tis wrong?
pains
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From this reading BASIL, A TRAGEDY No spider ever took more pains to repair the shattered meshes of his web, than did Waldemar Fitzurse to reunite and combine the scattered members of Prince John’s cabal.
personal
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From this reading Few of these were attached to him from inclination, and none from personal regard.
plots
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From this reading Well, let it be; through all the maze of trouble His plots and base oppression must create, I’ll shape myself a way to higher things, And who will say ’tis wrong?
present
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From this reading It was therefore necessary, that Fitzurse should open to them new prospects of advantage, and remind them of those which they at present enjoyed.
Prince
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From this reading BASIL, A TRAGEDY No spider ever took more pains to repair the shattered meshes of his web, than did Waldemar Fitzurse to reunite and combine the scattered members of Prince John’s cabal.
prospects
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From this reading It was therefore necessary, that Fitzurse should open to them new prospects of advantage, and remind them of those which they at present enjoyed.
regard
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From this reading Few of these were attached to him from inclination, and none from personal regard.
remind
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From this reading It was therefore necessary, that Fitzurse should open to them new prospects of advantage, and remind them of those which they at present enjoyed.
repair
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From this reading BASIL, A TRAGEDY No spider ever took more pains to repair the shattered meshes of his web, than did Waldemar Fitzurse to reunite and combine the scattered members of Prince John’s cabal.
reunite
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From this reading BASIL, A TRAGEDY No spider ever took more pains to repair the shattered meshes of his web, than did Waldemar Fitzurse to reunite and combine the scattered members of Prince John’s cabal.
say
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From this reading Well, let it be; through all the maze of trouble His plots and base oppression must create, I’ll shape myself a way to higher things, And who will say ’tis wrong?
scattered
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From this reading BASIL, A TRAGEDY No spider ever took more pains to repair the shattered meshes of his web, than did Waldemar Fitzurse to reunite and combine the scattered members of Prince John’s cabal.
servant
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From this reading And yet he thinks,—ha, ha, ha, ha,—he thinks I am the tool and servant of his will.
shape
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From this reading Well, let it be; through all the maze of trouble His plots and base oppression must create, I’ll shape myself a way to higher things, And who will say ’tis wrong?
shattered
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From this reading BASIL, A TRAGEDY No spider ever took more pains to repair the shattered meshes of his web, than did Waldemar Fitzurse to reunite and combine the scattered members of Prince John’s cabal.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was therefore necessary, that Fitzurse should open to them new prospects of advantage, and remind them of those which they at present enjoyed.
spider
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From this reading BASIL, A TRAGEDY No spider ever took more pains to repair the shattered meshes of his web, than did Waldemar Fitzurse to reunite and combine the scattered members of Prince John’s cabal.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading BASIL, A TRAGEDY No spider ever took more pains to repair the shattered meshes of his web, than did Waldemar Fitzurse to reunite and combine the scattered members of Prince John’s cabal.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was therefore necessary, that Fitzurse should open to them new prospects of advantage, and remind them of those which they at present enjoyed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And yet he thinks,—ha, ha, ha, ha,—he thinks I am the tool and servant of his will.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was therefore necessary, that Fitzurse should open to them new prospects of advantage, and remind them of those which they at present enjoyed.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It was therefore necessary, that Fitzurse should open to them new prospects of advantage, and remind them of those which they at present enjoyed.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Few of these were attached to him from inclination, and none from personal regard.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was therefore necessary, that Fitzurse should open to them new prospects of advantage, and remind them of those which they at present enjoyed.
things
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From this reading Well, let it be; through all the maze of trouble His plots and base oppression must create, I’ll shape myself a way to higher things, And who will say ’tis wrong?
thinks
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From this reading And yet he thinks,—ha, ha, ha, ha,—he thinks I am the tool and servant of his will.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was therefore necessary, that Fitzurse should open to them new prospects of advantage, and remind them of those which they at present enjoyed.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Well, let it be; through all the maze of trouble His plots and base oppression must create, I’ll shape myself a way to higher things, And who will say ’tis wrong?
tis
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From this reading Well, let it be; through all the maze of trouble His plots and base oppression must create, I’ll shape myself a way to higher things, And who will say ’tis wrong?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, let it be; through all the maze of trouble His plots and base oppression must create, I’ll shape myself a way to higher things, And who will say ’tis wrong?
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BASIL, A TRAGEDY No spider ever took more pains to repair the shattered meshes of his web, than did Waldemar Fitzurse to reunite and combine the scattered members of Prince John’s cabal.
tool
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From this reading And yet he thinks,—ha, ha, ha, ha,—he thinks I am the tool and servant of his will.
TRAGEDY
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From this reading BASIL, A TRAGEDY No spider ever took more pains to repair the shattered meshes of his web, than did Waldemar Fitzurse to reunite and combine the scattered members of Prince John’s cabal.
trouble
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From this reading Well, let it be; through all the maze of trouble His plots and base oppression must create, I’ll shape myself a way to higher things, And who will say ’tis wrong?
Waldemar
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From this reading BASIL, A TRAGEDY No spider ever took more pains to repair the shattered meshes of his web, than did Waldemar Fitzurse to reunite and combine the scattered members of Prince John’s cabal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was therefore necessary, that Fitzurse should open to them new prospects of advantage, and remind them of those which they at present enjoyed.
way
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From this reading Well, let it be; through all the maze of trouble His plots and base oppression must create, I’ll shape myself a way to higher things, And who will say ’tis wrong?
web
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From this reading BASIL, A TRAGEDY No spider ever took more pains to repair the shattered meshes of his web, than did Waldemar Fitzurse to reunite and combine the scattered members of Prince John’s cabal.
Well
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From this reading Well, let it be; through all the maze of trouble His plots and base oppression must create, I’ll shape myself a way to higher things, And who will say ’tis wrong?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Few of these were attached to him from inclination, and none from personal regard.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was therefore necessary, that Fitzurse should open to them new prospects of advantage, and remind them of those which they at present enjoyed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Well, let it be; through all the maze of trouble His plots and base oppression must create, I’ll shape myself a way to higher things, And who will say ’tis wrong?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And yet he thinks,—ha, ha, ha, ha,—he thinks I am the tool and servant of his will.
wrong
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From this reading Well, let it be; through all the maze of trouble His plots and base oppression must create, I’ll shape myself a way to higher things, And who will say ’tis wrong?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet he thinks,—ha, ha, ha, ha,—he thinks I am the tool and servant of his will.
